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Victorian Premier meets with community leaders to announce enhanced laws to end the “culture of division”

Victorian Premier Allan met with multicultural community leaders on Friday at Melbourne Town Hall to “send an important message to those who try to divide us with violence and vilification: …

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Home lost, people told to flee Great Ocean Road towns as Victoria starts battling bushfire season

At least one home has been destroyed by fire and holiday makers evacuated from popular tourist spots along the Great Ocean Road, as out-of-control bushfires rage in western Victoria. Some …

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University study hubs expand access to tertiary education across suburban Australia

The locations for the first 10 Suburban University Study Hubs (SUSHs) designed to make tertiary education more accessible to Australians in the outer suburbs were revealed earlier today. This initiative, …

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Final exams blunder prompts government review

Victoria’s state government has ordered a review of the exam assessment authority despite the body insisting a blunder in sample tests did not compromise final exams. Education Minister Ben Carroll …

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Paul Klisaris elected mayor in Monash

Monash Council councillor Paul Klisaris has been elected mayor for 2024-25, following the local government elections across Victoria. This will be Klisaris’s fourth term as mayor, where he brings 24 …

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‘Human error’ blamed for latest Year 12 exams blunder

Victorian Year 12 exams have potentially been compromised for a third year in a row after a blunder blamed on human error. The Victorian Curriculum And Assessment Authority upload sample …

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Social media ban passes the test for school principals

A ban on children using social media has the backing of primary school principals who are calling for tech giants to take more responsibility overseeing access to their platforms. The …

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Police declare fire fatality as murder, suspect arson to conceal evidence

South Australian police have officially classified a fatal house fire at Woodville Gardens as murder, with investigators believing the blaze was set intentionally to destroy evidence. The fire, which occurred …

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Third person in custody after crash claims grandmother

A third person is in custody after being charged with robbery offences in connection to a crash that killed a Queensland grandmother. Rosemary Franzidis, 69, died in a high-impact collision …

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Woman found guilty of ‘savage’ murder of elderly man

A woman has been found guilty of murder after she “savagely” beat her partner’s elderly father to death. Danielle Lee Birchall faced two murder trials over the death of Kon …

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